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History of the World Part I
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History of the World Part I is a 1981 sketch comedy film written, directed produced by and starring Mel Brooks.Starting out with the Dawn of Man, cavemen discovering fire, cave paintings, and the art critic, the film skips to various 'important' areas of history usually with a unique interpretation of the events. Following this, the film touches on Moses receiving the Fifteen... er, Ten Commandments then takes time to waltz through the Roman Empire and end up at the Last Supper. They then sing and dance during The Spanish Inquisition, though nobody expects it. The French Revolution comes next with Brooks playing King Louis XVI and the piss boy (Don't Ask) that turns into the Prince and the Pauper though it ends well through a miracle. Before the credits are 'Coming Attractions' for History of the World Part II. The entertaining, history-based nature of this film makes it an example of The Abridged History.Fun Fact: The melody for the song "Jews In Space," which closed out the film, was later recycled for another Mel Brooks film, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, while the concept itself evolved into Spaceballs, with its Druish Princess.Other members of the cast include Dom De Luise as Emperor Nero, Madeline Kahn as Empress Nympho, Harvey Korman as Count de Monet, Spike Milligan as M. Rimbaud, and John Hurt as Jesus. Orson Welles provided narration.On October 18, 2021, forty years after the first part, an actual History of the World Part II was officially announced in the form of an eight-episode sketch series produced for Hulu, set to premiere on March 6, 2023. Brooks is set to return as executive producer and writer, joined by Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, and Ike Barinholtz.Not to be confused with history of the entire world, i guess and The Cartoon History of the Universe, which are both historically accurate rather than Historical Fiction but have strong Deadpan Snarker vibe. | |
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All Are Equal in Death | |
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All Are Equal in Death: | |
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Scarpia Ultimatum | |
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Scarpia Ultimatum: Hump/death/hump/death... Your time is running out! | |
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The Cameo | |
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The Cameo: Quite a few... Hugh Hefner as Roman Entrepreneur. Bea Arthur as Unemployment Insurance Window Attendant. Henny Youngman as Chemist John Hurt as Jesus Jackie Mason as Tortured Jew #1 | |
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Visual Pun | |
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Visual Pun: They're coming to The End. "The streets are crawling with soldiers!" | |
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Villain Song | |
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Villain Song: The aforementioned song about the Spanish Inquisition. | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall | |
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: King Louis always looks straight at the camera when saying "It's good to be the King." | |
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Chekhov's Boomerang | |
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Chekhov's Boomerang: Combined with Deus ex Machina, the Roman Empire group help out Miracle towards the beginning of the segment. Miracle goes on to save them twice. First at the end of the segment, when they escape from the Emperor, then during the end of the French Revolution segment, in a carriage driven by Josephus. | |
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Answers to the Name of God | |
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Answers to the Name of God: Again at the Last Supper scene, when Comicus says "Jesus!" (as an expletive) and the actual Jesus answers "Yes?" | |
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Anachronism Stew | |
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Anachronism Stew: Plenty, from an ancient Roman carrying a boombox to Leonardo da Vinci, Moses, and some of the Romans appearing in the wrong time period. But of course, movies are magic. | |
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Mythology Gag | |
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Mythology Gag: Harvey Korman's role as Count deMoney (deMonET!) is a reference to his previous role in Blazing Saddles as the evil chancellor Hedy Lamarr. (HEDLEY!) Par for the course for a Mel Brooks film, really. | |
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Bilingual Bonus | |
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Bilingual Bonus: The beginning of the "French Revolution" segment. As the narration describes the desolation of the common Frenchmen, the camera pans in on a sign that says "Rue de Merde". This translates to "Shit Road". | |
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Background Halo | |
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Background Halo: As Jesus and the disciples pose for the commemorative painting of the Last Supper, the waiter 'happens' to be holding his tray behind Jesus's head. | |
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Got Me Doing It | |
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Got Me Doing It: DeMonet keeps correcting people who pronounce his name "De Money". Eventually he needs to correct himself. | |
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Horny Vikings | |
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A Viking Funeral (They take off their helmets, and the horns are shown to be part of their heads) | |
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Deus ex Machina | |
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Deus ex Machina: The horse "Miracle", which saves the day multiple times throughout "history". The last time, it even brings Josephus along for the ride. | |
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Spontaneous Skeet Shooting | |
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Spontaneous Skeet Shooting: King Louis XVI practices skeet shooting on peasants catapulted into the air for the purpose. It's good to be the king. | |
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The Caligula | |
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The Caligula: Louis XVI. Groping everything in a skirt, turning a live chess game into a gangbang, trying to force Mademoiselle Rimbaud into sex in exchange for sparing her father, using peasants as targets in skeet shooting... | |
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Logo Joke | |
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Logo Joke: Two of them, actually: The movie itself has the 20th Century Fox fanfare re-scored by John Morris. Meanwhile, the main poster art (seen above) has Moses in the background standing atop the Fox logo itself while holding the Ten Commandments. | |
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Artistic License – History | |
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Artistic License – History: Quite a bit, all of it most likely being deliberate. Several people in the 'Roman Empire' sketch talk about Christianity as if it is a distinct religion from Judaism, but the very last scene of that sketch has Comicus catering The Last Supper. Pre-crucifixion Rome would have considered Christianity to be a minor sect of Judaism if they knew about it at all. In the Inquisition segment: Jews were outside the Inquisition's jurisdiction; it only dealt with Christians. The opening narration puts the scene at 1489, then mentions how the black death, which took place about a century and a half earlier, was underway. | |
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Space Jews | |
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Space Jews: Possibly the Trope Namer, but otherwise an aversion.Why? The Space Jews trope doesn't refer to actual Jews in space, but to aliens that bear stereotypical qualities ascribed to Jews or any other minority ethnic/racial group. | |
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Bigger Is Better in Bed | |
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Bigger Is Better in Bed: "Yes, yes, no, yes, yes, no, yes..." with a final "YES!" note Olé! But what did you expect from someone named Nympho? | |
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Sequel Hook | |
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Sequel Hook: Faked with a preview of features in ''History of the World, Part Two": Hitler On Ice (Hitler ice skating) A Viking Funeral (They take off their helmets, and the horns are shown to be part of their heads) JEWWWWWWWS IIIIIIIIN SPAAAAAAAACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The whole segment, along with the title of the film, is of course a Historical In-Joke (see above). | |
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Author Appeal | |
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Author Appeal: The Roman segment ends with the main characters emigrating to Judea, plus, the final segment is called "Jews in Space" with the Jews defending themselves successfully against attack. | |
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Adipose Rex | |
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Adipose Rex: The Roman Emperor. Check your material carefully before performing at the Palace. Bonus points for the Emperor having stuffed an apple into his mouth while near a roast pig when Comicus says "Who wants to look like a big, fat pig?" | |
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Punny Name | |
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Punny Name: Count DeMonet=count the money. | |
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Heroic Seductress | |
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Heroic Seductress: Mademoiselle Rimbaud. Even if she didn't want to, but if sleeping with the king will release her father... | |
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Camp Gay | |
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Camp Gay: The announcer in Caesar's palace. | |
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Human Chess | |
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Human Chess: "Knight jumps queen! Bishop jumps queen! PAWNS jump queen! GAAAAAANG BAAAAAAAAANG!" | |
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The Mel Brooks Number | |
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The Mel Brooks Number: There would have to be one with him. In this case, it's about The Inquisition! | |
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Pronouncing My Name for You | |
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Pronouncing My Name for You: Peasants and aristocracy alike pronounce Count DeMonet's name as "Count Da Money", only to have him redden with frustration and correct the pronunciation to "Dee Moh Nay." | |
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Screw the Rules, I Make Them! | |
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Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: King Louis declares that he gets to make three moves in a row during his chess game. | |
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Grapes of Luxury | |
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Grapes of Luxury: DeLuise gets this treatment as Nero. | |
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Gasshole | |
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Gasshole: Nero belches, then sits down and farts. | |
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All Jews Are Ashkenazi | |
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All Jews Are Ashkenazi: Sephardi Jews during the Spanish Inquisition musical sequence speak with Yiddish accents with smatterings of Yiddish like "Oy gevalt!" Moses does the same in both his scenes, even though Moses lives long before Jews emigrated to Europe or developed Yiddish. | |
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Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking | |
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Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: "We've flattened their fingers, we've branded their buns, nothing is working. SEND IN THE NUNS!!!" | |
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Inherently Funny Words | |
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Inherently Funny Words: DeMonet Torquemada, which sounds like "Talk 'im outta." KING LOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUWWWWWIIIIIISSSSS! | |
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World of Pun | |
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World of Pun: And really, do you expect anything less with Mel Brooks? "The servant waits while the master baits." You can't Torquemadanote "talk him outta" anything! Among the dishes that could be cooked with rats, "and of course, the ever popular ratatouille". "Don't get saucy with me, Bearnaise." Oedipus Rex has a cameo at one point. | |
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Literal Metaphor | |
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Literal Metaphor: "Let's end this meeting on a high note!" | |
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Riddle for the Ages | |
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Riddle for the Ages: The other five Commandments Moses dropped. | |
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Punctuated! For! Emphasis! | |
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Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: DEATH! TO KING! LOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUWWWWWWIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSS! | |
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Who's on First? | |
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Who's on First?: The interaction between Jesus and the waiter at the Last Supper. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_9f8a12d7 | |
History of the World Part I / int_a188ac4b | type |
Overly Long Gag | |
History of the World Part I / int_a188ac4b | comment |
Overly-Long Gag: Comicus and Miriam romantically say "goodbye" to each other for quite a while. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_a39d6056 | type |
Nice to the Waiter | |
History of the World Part I / int_a39d6056 | comment |
Nice to the Waiter: The French aristocracy, but especially Count De Monet, who throws Jacques' tip into the bucket of piss. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_a4c37cbe | type |
Mood Whiplash | |
History of the World Part I / int_a4c37cbe | comment |
Mood Whiplash: After "The Roman Empire" sequence ends with a funny scene with "The Last Supper", we cut to "The Spanish Inquisition" which begins in a very bleak scene of monks chanting and Jews being tortured. Then the music starts and it's back to funny again. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_a588c1cf | type |
Cool Horse | |
History of the World Part I / int_a588c1cf | comment |
Cool Horse: Miracle, a meaningfully-named pure white steed who is apparently awesome enough to travel through time. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_ad1db87c | type |
Oh, Crap! | |
History of the World Part I / int_ad1db87c | comment |
Oh, Crap!: Comicus, while expounding on political corruption. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_b01abe4f | type |
Catchphrase | |
History of the World Part I / int_b01abe4f | comment |
Catchphrase: | |
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History of the World Part I / int_b032e4ed | type |
Ms. Fanservice | |
History of the World Part I / int_b032e4ed | comment |
Ms. Fanservice: Apart from Miriam, all the Vestal Virgins are played by authentic Playboy models. Caledonia, very deliberately. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_b356f7c1 | type |
Horns of Barbarism | |
History of the World Part I / int_b356f7c1 | comment |
Horns of Barbarism: Parodied in the Viking Funeral, segment where the Vikings take off their helmets to reveal that the helmets aren't horned, the Vikings are. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_b5ca3afe | type |
Title 1 | |
History of the World Part I / int_b5ca3afe | comment |
Title 1: Done without the intent for a sequel (see Historical In-Joke above), at least until the 2023 streaming show came about. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_b707726f | type |
Hypocritical Humor | |
History of the World Part I / int_b707726f | comment |
Hypocritical Humor: "I don't care for the peasants?! They are my people. I am their sovereign. I love them... PULL!!" From the same scene, he mentions detesting violence. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_ba32d232 | type |
Busby Berkeley Number | |
History of the World Part I / int_ba32d232 | comment |
Busby Berkeley Number: SEND IN THE NUNS! | |
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History of the World Part I / int_bf1255fa | type |
Really Gets Around | |
History of the World Part I / int_bf1255fa | comment |
Really Gets Around: Empress Nympho. Just see the quote on Bigger Is Better in Bed, or her excitement with the prospect of Josephus working for her... | |
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History of the World Part I / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
History of the World Part I / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: Don't you remember where Madame Defarge originally came from? "We're off on the Road to Judea!" "Jews in Space" is a twofer for Battlestar Galactica as well as The Muppet Show segment, "Pigs in Space". | |
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History of the World Part I / int_d1fc4a16 | type |
Please Spare Him, My Liege! | |
History of the World Part I / int_d1fc4a16 | comment |
Please Spare Him, My Liege!: Mademoiselle Rimbaud begs the King to release her father. Comicus pleads for Josephus' life after he gets the upper hand in a gladiatorial duel (due to Josephus slipping on a banana peel). | |
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History of the World Part I / int_d2dd31ce | type |
Reclining Reigner | |
History of the World Part I / int_d2dd31ce | comment |
Reclining Reigner: Nero, natch. He even falls off it at one point. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_dae0cfd5 | type |
Something Else Also Rises | |
History of the World Part I / int_dae0cfd5 | comment |
Something Else Also Rises: Invoked by Marcus in the eunuch scene so that they can identify Josephus. It succeeds. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_db1ab4b1 | type |
Just a Stupid Accent | |
History of the World Part I / int_db1ab4b1 | comment |
Just a Stupid Accent: The Trope Namer. The French Revolutionaries place it fairly high in their list of grievances even. One even mentions that they all sound like Maurice Chevalier. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_db7efdaf | type |
Adolf Hitlarious | |
History of the World Part I / int_db7efdaf | comment |
Adolf Hitlarious: "See... Hitler on Ice!". Also serves as a Multiple Reference Pun since Hitler really was on ice (meth) in real life. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_dce448d | type |
Reduced to Ratburgers | |
History of the World Part I / int_dce448d | comment |
Among the dishes that could be cooked with rats, "and of course, the ever popular ratatouille". | |
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History of the World Part I / int_dfe57573 | type |
Historical In-Joke | |
History of the World Part I / int_dfe57573 | comment |
The whole segment, along with the title of the film, is of course a Historical In-Joke (see above). | |
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History of the World Part I / int_e491684a | type |
Odd Job Gods | |
History of the World Part I / int_e491684a | comment |
Odd Job Gods: One of Comicus' better-received jokes is that Rome has a god for everything but premature ejaculation, but he hears he's coming soon. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_eaf5a1ac | type |
Groin Attack | |
History of the World Part I / int_eaf5a1ac | comment |
Groin Attack: During the Spanish Inquisition sequence, one of the imprisoned Jews claims that the Inquisitors played "ping-pong with my balls!" Played straight in the Roman Empire sequence when Comicus is trying to escape. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_ec71dc46 | type |
Wealth's in a Name | |
History of the World Part I / int_ec71dc46 | comment |
Wealth's in a Name: Count DeMonet (pronounced "de monay") was so well off that the Running Gag was to poke his annoyance button by pronouncing his name "count da money". | |
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History of the World Part I / int_ec95ec5f | type |
Period Piece, Modern Language | |
History of the World Part I / int_ec95ec5f | comment |
Period Piece, Modern Language: The film is a very unserious look at history, from the Stone Age to the French Revolution, and is full of anachronistic dialogue (for example, "philosopher" is considered another word for "bullshit artist"). | |
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History of the World Part I / int_f07ec9fd | type |
Sequel Snark | |
History of the World Part I / int_f07ec9fd | comment |
Sequel Snark: Even the title implies a sequel, and they do "previews" to Part Two, but it's clear they don't mean to make one. This is actually a reference to Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the World, Volume I; he wrote it in prison in the Tower of London and was executed before he could write any other volumes. Also part of the Running Gag of Mel Brooks's films mentioning a sequel that is never intended to be made. (Compare Spaceballs, where the title of a sequel is even given. And the movie itself appears to be "Chapter 11".) | |
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History of the World Part I / int_f09afb0 | type |
Digging Yourself Deeper | |
History of the World Part I / int_f09afb0 | comment |
Digging Yourself Deeper: Comicus already offended Emperor Nero with fat jokes, and was trying to change subjects to save face, and for some reason, decided politics was the best way to go! | |
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History of the World Part I / int_f27ec906 | type |
Identical Stranger | |
History of the World Part I / int_f27ec906 | comment |
Identical Stranger: The Piss Boy looks identical to King Louis XVI, who uses him as a political decoy. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_f5e4b663 | type |
Walk This Way | |
History of the World Part I / int_f5e4b663 | comment |
Walk This Way: When Miriam, Comicus, Josephus, and Swiftus are entering the theater. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_f9f2c33 | type |
Running Gag | |
History of the World Part I / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
Also part of the Running Gag of Mel Brooks's films mentioning a sequel that is never intended to be made. (Compare Spaceballs, where the title of a sequel is even given. And the movie itself appears to be "Chapter 11".) | |
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History of the World Part I / int_fabef10f | type |
Don't Explain the Joke | |
History of the World Part I / int_fabef10f | comment |
You can't Torquemadanote "talk him outta" anything! | |
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History of the World Part I / int_fc40e566 | type |
Cameo Cluster | |
History of the World Part I / int_fc40e566 | comment |
Cameo Cluster: The "Ancient Rome" segment features a particularly large number of cameos, including Bea Arthur as an unemployment office clerk, Hugh Hefner as a Roman citizen (who recently invented the centerfold), and John Hurt as Jesus Christ himself. | |
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History of the World Part I / int_fd16495f | type |
Answer Cut | |
History of the World Part I / int_fd16495f | comment |
Answer Cut: During the Last Supper. | |
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